An IT professional was arrested by the Excise allegedly with 450 grams of hybrid ganja from an apartment in Pulleppady on Monday (December 23).
The arrested was identified as Karan Vanchani, 29. He had allegedly bought the drug from Bengaluru for ₹50,000 eyeing the Christmas-New Year celebrations. According to the excise, hybrid ganja has become increasingly popular among youngsters. The excise team had in the past also seized the drug during attempted sales after being procured from countries like the US and Thailand by courier, the excise claimed.
A tip-off received by Ernakulam excise enforcement and anti-narcotic special squad circle inspector P. Sreeraj led to the seizure. A team led by inspector K.P. Pramod and comprising preventive officer Shihabudheen, preventive officers (grade) Basanth Kumar, Mahesh, Sunil Sreejith Afsal, and civil excise officer Viji made the seizure.
Published – December 23, 2024 09:08 pm IST